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Stauroteuthis syrtensis
| Glowing sucker octopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Stauroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Stauroteuthis |
| Species: | S. syrtensis
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| Stauroteuthis syrtensis | |
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Stauroteuthis syrtensis, also known as the glowing sucker octopus or bioluminescent octopus, is a species of small pelagic octopus found at great depths in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is one of a very small number of octopuses to exhibit bioluminescence.[3]
- ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Stauroteuthis syrtensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163172A980241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163172A980241.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Pierre Bouchet (2011). "Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill, 1879". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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